Most stable server OS for running code-server in a vps? #169

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1. NGTmeaty commented on Mar 9, 2019

   

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   I believe we are recommending Ubuntu 16.04 at the moment or I believe our Docker config.

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2. mko-x commented on Mar 9, 2019

   

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   I run pretty stable with this configuration:

   version: '3.7'
   services:
       nginx-proxy:
           #image: jwilder/nginx-proxy:alpine replaced by extended Dockerfile
           build: .
           container_name: proxy
           image: mkox/nginx-proxy
           ports:
           - "80:80" #http redirect
           - "443:443" #https
           volumes:
           - /var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock:ro # listening to docker events
           - /etc/certs:/etc/nginx/certs # host place for ssl certs
           environment:
               DEFAULT_HOST: domain.tld
           networks:
               - outpost_network
   
       codeserver:
           image: codercom/code-server
           container_name: code
           volumes:
               # for scaling (swarm/stack) instances can share same workspace
               # depending on fs type/emu
               - /opt/docker/codeserver/projects:/opt/projects
               - /opt/docker/codeserver/data:/data
           environment:
               # nginx-proxy will autodetect
               VIRTUAL_HOST: code.domain.tld
               # code-server defaults to 8443
               VIRTUAL_PORT: 8443
           # start code-server
           # https is handled by proxy so http is ok 
           # set a pw (!)
           # ARG: desired project workspace
           command: code-server --allow-http --password=code-server-rocks /opt/projects
           # code-server --help
           # ARGUMENTS
           #     WORKDIR  [default: (directory to binary)] Specify working dir
   
           # OPTIONS
           #     -d, --data-dir=data-dir
           #     -h, --host=host          [default: 0.0.0.0]
           #     -o, --open               Open in browser on startup
           #     -p, --port=port          [default: 8443] Port to bind on
           #     -v, --version            show CLI version
           #     --allow-http
           #     --cert=cert
           #     --cert-key=cert-key
           #     --help                   show CLI help
           #     --no-auth
           #     --password=password
           networks:
               outpost_network:
   
   networks:
       outpost_network:
         driver: bridge
         name: outpost_network

   My custom nginx-proxy Dockerfile

   FROM jwilder/nginx-proxy:alpine
   LABEL maintainer="m-ko"
   RUN apk add --no-cache nano logrotate
   COPY ./nginxlog.conf /etc/logrotate.d/nginx
   RUN { \
         echo 'server_tokens off;'; \
         echo 'client_max_body_size 200m;'; \
       } > /etc/nginx/conf.d/override_proxy.conf
   
3. sr229 commented on Mar 10, 2019

   

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   @ZK-G Here's what I recommend based on my stacks:

   • Container-Optimized OS/CoreOS : If you're running the Docker containers. This is for you if you want a more stateful environment.

   • Fedora 29 : If you want bleeding edge software. Recommended for C/C++ developers where latest GCC is needed.

   • Debian 9/ Ubuntu 18.04-18.10: If you're aiming for stability and maximum package availability. Recommended if you want to target a distribution with a large userbase.

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4. Sneezry commented on Mar 12, 2019

   

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   I tested on Azure with Ubuntu 18.04, and I got #121 error.

   If someone saw this comment wanna run this project on Azure, I do not think Ubuntu 18.04 is a good option.
5. hbjydev commented on Mar 12, 2019

   

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   Hey Sneezry, try it again but make the folder "BACKUPS" in /root/.code-server and try again, Azure's Ubuntu will be no different from GCP's Ubuntu other than specific services that they run tailored to their hosting companies.
6. Sneezry commented on Mar 12, 2019

   

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   Hi @haydennyyy , thanks for your advice. I did do that, but it doesn't work for me. It just tries to open workspace.json, and throws no such file error.
7. sr229 commented on Mar 12, 2019

   

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   @Sneezry that error is a minor bug and does not affect user experience. If the server fails to load, you forgot to install net-tools.
8. Sneezry commented on Mar 12, 2019

   

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   @sr229 still not work :-(

   
9. sr229 commented on Mar 13, 2019

   

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   @Sneezry it seems your instance is not on the local host, do you have any reverse proxies installed? If so, you need to configure your proxy to point it there.
10. sr229 commented on Mar 13, 2019

    

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    Otherwise, if this is on a cloud provider, check your firewall rules if the firewall allows incoming HTTP for all ports.
11. deansheather

    closed this as completedon Jul 7, 2019